Black & white photo image of St. Mary's School on the north side of Fifth (5th) Street, between Court and Market Streets. Construction began in 1899 and the first four-year high school students graduated in 1921. Notre Dame High School opened in 1953 and the St. Mary's building was razed soon after.
Colored photo image of two-story building. The 1914 Portsmouth City Directory lists: "St. John's School, Sisters of St. Francis in charge, Sixth (6th) Street north west corner Gay Street."
Tinted photo image of the Bond street School built on the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) and Bond Streets in about 1906. It had 12 rooms and was closed in 1939, razed in 1948.
Black & white photo image of the Bond Street School built at the northwest corner of Fourth (4th) and Bond Streets in about 1906. It had 12 rooms and was closed in 1939, razed in 1948.
Colorized image of the Lincoln School located on the northwest corner of Kinneys Lane & Waller Street. It was opened in 1914 and enlarged in 1922. Lincoln was Portsmouth's first integrated elementary because of overcrowding at the Washington School in 1953. The building was closed in 2000 and razed in 2003. The location is now the SOMC Cancer Center.
Colorized image of Lincoln School located on the northwest corner of Kinneys Lane & Waller Street. It was opened in 1914 and enlarged in 1922. Lincoln was Portsmouth's first integrated elementary because of overcrowding at the Washington School in 1953. The building was closed in 2000 and razed in 2003. The location is now the SOMC Cancer Center.
Colorized image of the Lincoln School which was built in 1915 at the corner of Gallia Street & Mabert Road. It was enlarged in 1919 and a gymnasium was added in 1957. It closed in 1975 and in 1976 the Scioto County Commissioners bought it. The Vern Riffe School followed after that.
Black and white photo image of the Garfield School. The building was built in 1915 at the corner of Gallia Street & Mabert Road. It was enlarged in 1919 and a gymnasium was added in 1957. It closed in 1975 and in 1976 the Scioto County Commissioners bought it. The Vern Riffe School is in the building now.
Colorized image of the Union Street School. The building was located at the corner of Fourth (4th) and Union Streets. On December 26, 1877, the school was completed. It was remodeled in 1910. A fire destroyed the building in January of 1929. The U. S. Grant School, built the following year, replaced the Union Street School.
Black & white return card to request information about attending Portsmouth Interstate Business College located in the Kricker Building at 813 Gallia Street. Because the college was associated with Bliss Business College in Columbus, a "BLISS" pennant is seen in the photograph.
Color photo image of the old Highland School built across from Mound Park on Hutchins Street. The north half was completed in 1902 and the southern half was finished in 1907. It was razed in 1956 after the new Highland School was on the old playground.
